Verb to Be

Verb To Be

 

Verb to Be is the most irregular verb in English. Just in the present simple it has three conjugations... Can you imagine? THREE! THREE DIFFERENT FORMS!

These forms are:

Am, is and are

Ayayay, TOO MUCH, TOO MUCH... Here the tables for you to remember



Affirmative

Singular                            Plural

I am                                  We are 

You are                             You are

He is                                 They are

She is 

It is

Affirmative Contracted Form

Singular                            Plural

I'm                                    We're 

You're                               You're

He's                                  They're

She's

It's 

Examples

I am a writer. / I'm a writer.
You are a school student. / You're a school student.
He is my father. / He's my father.
She is my mother. / She's my mother.
We are good friends. / We're good friends.
You are all school students. / You're all school students.
They are P.E. teachers. / They're P.E. teachers.

Negative 

Singular                            Plural

I am not                            We are not

You are not                       You are not

He is not                           They are not

She is not

It is not

Contracted Form A

Singular                            Plural

I'm not                              We're not

You're not                         You're not

He's not                            They're not

She's not

It's not

Contracted Form B

Singular                            Plural

I (NA)                                We aren't 

You aren't                         You aren't

He isn't                             They aren't

She isn't

It isn't


Examples

I'm not software.
You're not an alien. / You aren't an alien.
He's not from Japan. / He isn't from Japan.
She's not a doctor. / She isn't a doctor.
It's not alive. / It isn't alive.
We're not tired. / We aren't tired.
You're not university students. / You aren't university students.
They're not electric. / They aren't electric.